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Ep 341: The Power of Boring Magic with Annie Croner

Annie Croner is the founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers. In this spotlight episode of Annie's show, The Whole Assistant Podcast, she talks about the power of boring magic. CONNECT WITH ANNIE Annie on LinkedIn Whole Assistant Website The Whole [...]

2025-07-15T19:23:47-05:00September 14, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 340: Start Planning Your Holiday Party NOW with Jess Lindgren

Jess Lindgren is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Ask an Assistant podcast. In this Ask an Assistant spotlight episode, Jess talks about planning a company holiday party well in advance. CONNECT WITH JESS Jess on LinkedIn Ask an Assistant podcast! jesslindgren.com ABOUT JESS Jess Lindgren has worked in the C-Suite of organizations great and small for 20+ years. She focuses on [...]

2025-07-15T19:22:06-05:00September 7, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 339: Cortney Hickey – Executive Business Partner to the CEO of Zapier

Cortney Hickey is the Executive Business Partner to Wade Foster, the CEO and co-founder of Zapier. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Cortney talks about remotely supporting a CEO who lives across the country, the definition of a strategic partner, and how to scale your impact as an executive assistant by using automation and AI. LEADERSHIP QUOTE The opposite of stepping on [...]

2025-07-15T19:20:13-05:00August 31, 2025|Podcast|

Ep 338: Tactics for Managing Your Executive’s Email Inbox

In this episode, you'll hear an AI-generated conversation based on my blog post all about tactics for managing your executive's email inbox. I hope you enjoy listening to some fascinating AI technology in action, and of course, it's nice to get a break from my voice every once in a while. :-) NOTE: The title image above was also created by AI (ChatGPT to [...]

2025-07-15T19:19:32-05:00August 24, 2025|Podcast, Productivity|

Ep 336: Annie Croner on How to Deal with a Terrible Executive

Annie Croner is the founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers. In this spotlight episode of Annie's show, The Whole Assistant Podcast, she talks about how to deal with a terrible executive. CONNECT WITH ANNIE Annie on LinkedIn Whole Assistant Website [...]

2025-07-15T19:14:39-05:00August 10, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 335: Celebrating Birthdays at Work with Jess Lindgren

Jess Lindgren is a longtime C-Suite assistant, and host of the Ask an Assistant podcast. In this Ask an Assistant spotlight episode, Jess talks about celebrating birthdays at work. CONNECT WITH JESS Jess on LinkedIn Ask an Assistant podcast! jesslindgren.com ABOUT JESS Jess Lindgren has worked in the C-Suite of organizations great and small for 20+ years. She focuses on supporting her current CEO [...]

2025-07-15T19:12:25-05:00August 3, 2025|Podcast, Resources|

Ep 334: Linda Ugelow on Getting Over Your Fear of Public Speaking

Linda Ugelow is a speaking confidence and vocal coach and author of the book, Delight in the Limelight. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Linda shares tips on how to get over your fear of public speaking, handling mistakes with poise, overcoming imposter syndrome, and healing – rather than quieting – the inner critical voice. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Authenticity is the daily practice [...]

2025-07-15T19:09:02-05:00July 27, 2025|Podcast|

Ep 333: Sarah Fulton on Hotel Venue Sourcing for Assistants

Sarah Fulton manages hotel sourcing worldwide, facilitates hotel communications, coordinates site tours, and negotiates contracts to maximize value and secure favorable terms for assistants and their teams. In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Sarah shares tips on marketing yourself on LinkedIn, sourcing hotel venues, negotiating contracts, and more. LEADERSHIP QUOTE The ending scene from Night at the Museum with Robin Williams - [...]

2025-07-15T19:00:55-05:00July 20, 2025|Podcast|

Ep 332: Are You Overcomplexifying? (with Annie Croner)

Annie Croner is the founder and CEO of Whole Assistant, an online platform & community, formed to provide a positive place where assistants can go to transform their lives and level up their careers. In this spotlight episode of Annie's show, The Whole Assistant Podcast, she talks about overcomplexifying. CONNECT WITH ANNIE Annie on LinkedIn Whole Assistant Website The Whole Assistant Podcast Email: annie@wholeassistant.com [...]

2025-07-15T18:54:58-05:00July 13, 2025|Podcast, Resources|